Burgundy

(bür'gun-de.) [Fr. Bourgogne. An old p. of France, of which the C. was Dijon, now forming the depts. Côte-d'Or, Saône-et Loire, Ain, and part of Yonne. The Burgundi, ab ranch of the Goths, formed a powerful state here in 413, and the kingdom which derived its name from them, existed under the dominion of the Franks. At the dismemberment of the empire of Charlemagne, in 879, the N. part formed the duchy of Burgundy; and the S. the kingdom of Provence, which last, in 933, composed the kingdom of Arles. It was united to the Germanic empire in 1033, and afterwards pa ed to the house of the dukes of Burgundy, at the death of the last of whom, Charles the Bold, in 1477, the duchy was united to the crown of France. B. is famous for its growth of red wines, the most renowned of which are Romané-Conti, Clos Vougeot, Chamber tin, Nuits, Richeburg, and Beaune. [s. 124]